ISLAMABAD: Islamabad: Chairman Hashoo Group, Mr. Sadruddin Hashwani, and Mr. Murtaza Hashwani, Deputy Chairman of the Hashoo Group, hosted a reception in honour of the Pakistan Cricket Team, which won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The event was held at the Islamabad Marriott Hotel, attended by ambassadors, business community, and celebrities. Mr. Sadruddin Hashwani awarded cheque of Rs.0.5 million to Sarfaraz Ahmed, captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team, and Rs. 0.3 million to the rest of 15 players. He also announced three-day complimentary stay for the players at any of the Pearl Continental and Marriott hotels in Pakistan. It bears…
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Demand for air travel continues to grow on the back of a ‘brighter economic picture’ and ‘lower air fares’, according to the latest IATA figures. June data from the International Air Transport Association showed demand rose by 7.8% year-on-year, on the back of 7.7% growth recorded in May, with all regions reporting growth. Meanwhile, June capacity (available seat kilometers) increased by 6.5%, and load factor rose 1 percentage point to 81.9%. For the first six months of 2017, the industry experienced a 12-year high in traffic growth (7.9%) and a record first half load factor of 80.7%. “A brighter economic…
RIYADH: Riyadh Airports Company and Uber have signed an agreement to transport passengers to and from King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. CEO of Riyadh Airports, Saleh Al Rasheed said: “The agreement, which was signed on August 1, is the first of its kind for the company in the Kingdom, and allows Uber driver-partners to reliably pick-up and drop-off passengers from dedicated Uber locations at arrival and departure terminals 1, 2, and 5 at King Khalid International Airport.” “This agreement is in line with ‘Riyadh Airports’ approach towards developing strategic partnerships that will enhance the customer…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said India tops the growth chart in the first half of this year. As per the data, India’s domestic air traffic growth rose 20.3 per cent in June, the highest among major markets. The demand is measured in terms of total revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs. “Domestic India RPKs grew by 18.6 per cent in year-on-year terms in H1 2017, with annual RPK posting its 34th consecutive month of double-digit growth in June,” IATA said today. However, IATA said growth in the first half of 2017 was slightly slower than the year ago period.…
KARACHI: The Management of Hashoo Group has announced with greatpleasure that Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada has been promoted as the Cluster General Manager for Karachi Marriott and Zaver Pearl Continental Hotel Gwader. Mr. Pirzada is a seasoned hotelier, having more than 22 years’ of experience in the hospitality industry. He is associated with the Hashoo Group of Hotels since 1996 and has served on various senior management positions, which includes Sales and Marketing, Rooms Division & Renovation Projects. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Rehan was the General Manager of the Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. The Management of the Hashoo Group…
PERU: As European rivers become more and more crowded, luxury travelers escape elsewhere in search of somewhere peaceful and less traveled. One place where you would be able to find this is Peru’s Amazon region, aboard one of the few luxury cruise lines sailing the waters of the Amazon. Peru has always been known for UNESCO World Heritage sites Machu Picchu and Cusco, and more recently, Peruvian food has entered the international spotlight. Now, travelers are also coming for the Amazon, which cover roughly 60 percent of Peru. Home to a dense rain forest filled with an array of flora and…
Ms. Gloria Guevara Manzois appointed as President and CEO World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). After David Scowsill announced his resignation. Insiders saw the reason for David’s resignation a disagreement with the WTTC Chairman Gerald Lawless. David said that he had enough flying around the world and was looking forward to a change of scenery. Ms Guevara served as Secretary of Tourism for Mexico and CEO of the Mexican Tourism Board from 2010 to 2012, minister in the cabinet of President Calderón. Prior to that, she worked for global distribution system Sabre where most recently she was CEO of Sabre…
ISLAMABAD: The New Islamabad International Airport that was set to be inaugurated on August 14 will now be open in December, it emerged on Tuesday. The delay was revealed in a Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat which met with Talha Mehmood in the chair citing incomplete link road. Talking to newsmen after being briefed by the NHA authorities, the committee chairman said that 97 percent of the work on the new airport has been completed while gas, electricity and water issues have been resolved. ‘But due to flawed planning by NHA, link roads are still not completed and now…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD Very encouraging reports about the high arrival of tourists at places like Naran, Kaghan, Hunza, Chitral, Nathiagali and some part of AJK regions are pouring in constantly which is something to be celebrated by people like us, who has waited long to hear that Pakistan tourism is improving fast. All hotels in these regions are fully booked till end of August even some local people are renting out portions of their houses to tourists and earned their livelihood through tourism once again after long time. In last, couple of days the new Prime Minister of…
NEW DELHI: The number of tourists arriving in India on medical visa has more than doubled in the last two years, the Indian government told on Wednesday, 2 August. The number of arrivals in India on medical visa was 66,254 in 2014, which grew to 1, 22,121 in 2015 and 1, 77,972 in 2016. Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma told Rajya Sabha that the government has not imposed any restriction on medical visa to foreign patients, adding that the country’s medical visa policy has been appreciated by foreign governments. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha last…